Night Raid

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"Yes, I'll be careful."

Upon hearing Kushina Uzumaki's words, Uchiha Yue nodded heavily, a serious expression appearing in his eyes.

As Kushina Uzumaki had said, the borders of the Land of Fire were indeed in a state of chaos. Even when Uchiha Yue returned home to pack his belongings, preparing to join Kushina Uzumaki and the others on a mission, Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha Yue reminded him to be extra careful at the border. Furthermore, when Uchiha Fugaku approached Uchiha Yue, he handed him an Uchiha Yue scroll.

At that moment, reminded by Kushina Uzumaki, Uchiha Yue suddenly recalled the intelligence scroll that Uchiha Fugaku had given him. Then, Uchiha Yue slowly closed the distance between himself and Kushina Uzumaki, whispering to Kushina Uzumaki, "Kushina, I've obtained information from within the clan. I heard that Lord Orochimaru has been dispatched to the border between the Land of Fire Land of Wind?"

"That's right."

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Kushina Uzumaki said seriously, "Yue, now that you know about this, you should take my previous warning to heart even more. We need to send Lord Orochimaru to intimidate Xiao; the situation at the border must have deteriorated to a certain extent. Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, Hiashi isn't protecting us at all; he's using us!"

Kushina Uzumaki hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Hiashi's mission was an A-rank mission—escorting intelligence to Lord Orochimaru. However, Hiashi wasn't entirely confident in carrying out this mission, so he chose to hide among us. Therefore, it shouldn't be those Hyuga Clan members looking down on us; rather, we should be looking down on those Hyuga Clan members!"

"So that's how it is!"

With Kushina Uzumaki here, Uchiha Yue finally understood the meaning behind Hyuga Hiashi's request to accompany him; it turned out Hiashi hadn't been up to any good intentions. It was fortunate that Kushina Uzumaki Uchiha Yue in his group, and that she was a straightforward person who couldn't hide any secrets. Otherwise, Kushina Uzumaki probably would have remained completely in the dark. After all, Uchiha Yue had no idea that Uchiha Yue had so many Hyuga Hiashi motives.

Later, when Uchiha Yue learned of Hyuga Hiashi's thoughts, he secretly sneered a few times.

Clearly, Minato Namikaze genuinely considered Hyuga Hiashi a friend; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to travel with him to the Land of Wind. Who would have thought that Minato Namikaze's friendship would be exploited by Hyuga Hiashi, and even Minato Namikaze couldn't find a reason to refute it? At this moment, Uchiha Yue finally understood why Hyuga Hiashi was able to become the head of the Hyuga Clan. Hyuga Hiashi's methods of manipulating people were beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, since Kushina Uzumaki could guess Hyuga Hiashi's intentions, Minato Namikaze was even more able to see through Hyuga Hiashi's thoughts. It's just that Minato Namikaze was focused on Konoha's sake, wanting Hyuga Hiashi to successfully deliver the information to Orochimaru, which is why he didn't thwart Hyuga Hiashi's plan. The poor new generation of the Hyuga Clan elites, who thought Uchiha Yue and his group were just hitching a ride. Thinking of this, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, and whenever he met Hyuga Anya's gaze, he couldn't suppress his rage.

Immediately afterwards...

As Hyuga Anya walked along the path, she noticed Uchiha Yue's furious gaze and couldn't help but snort coldly, clearly regarding him as an enemy. Moreover, just as Hyuga Anya snorted, Uchiha Yue Hyuga Anya, standing beside her, also noticed Uchiha Yue 'Hyuga Yexing gaze and sneered, "That guy must be Uchiha Yue, right? He acts so arrogant, just like those other Uchiha Clan members!"

Hearing Hyuga Yexing's words, Hyuga Xiyun beside her, was equally indignant. She then said to Hyuga Anya and Hyuga Yexing, "The Uchiha Clan members are all very annoying. Especially that Uchiha Yue, I think he bullied Anko back in the Ninja Academy!" With that, Hyuga Xiyun looked directly at Hyuga Anya and continued, "Anya, why don't we find a chance to teach that Uchiha Yue a lesson! What kind of the Uchiha Clan member is he? I don't think he's a match for you, Anya!"

"Let's wait a little longer!"

Hyuga Xiyun finished speaking, Hyuga Anya Uchiha Yue behind her and said, "We're on a mission right now, so let's not make things difficult for Hiashi- sensei. However, we can't let those Uchiha Clan guys continue to act so arrogantly in front of us. So, we need an opportunity! If we get the chance, I won't need you guys; I'll teach that Uchiha Yue a lesson myself!"

Undoubtedly, Hyuga Anya was the leader of the Hyuga Clan besides Hyuga Hiashi. Therefore, when Hyuga Anya said this, Hyuga Yexing and Hyuga Xiyun agreed with her point of view, and then continued on their way, following the caravan to the border between the Land of Fire Land of Wind. As for Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki, because both of them possessed strong sensory abilities, they planned to take turns monitoring the rear while continuing their journey.

With a clear division of labor between Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki, their journey became significantly easier. When it was Uchiha Yue's turn to conduct surveillance, he only needed to use his Purple Eye to Kushina Uzumaki Uchiha Yue over the surveillance duties, Uchiha Yue had ample time to rest and use the Uchiha Yue Uzumaki Clan Secret Technique to enhance his spiritual energy.

And so, Uchiha Yue followed the caravan along the clear road, unaware of anything unusual. As night fell, the caravan leader Mikasa, began directing the members to set up camp, as these caravan members weren't ninjas and needed a good rest. However, while almost everyone else rested, Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki had a slightly harder time, as both were sensory-type ninjas and naturally had to protect the caravan's safety at night.

However, just as Minato Namikaze finished assigning tasks, Kushina Uzumaki was extremely dissatisfied with the assignment and immediately retorted, "Minato, I have no objection to Hiashi and the others joining the caravan; after all, it's all for Konoha. But why are those Hyuga Clan members allowed to rest while Yue and I have to do surveillance work? Don't forget, those Hyuga Clan members all have Byakugan; aren't they the best candidates for surveillance?"

Hearing Kushina Uzumaki's words, Minato Namikaze chuckled wryly and said helplessly, "Kushina, Hiashi are traveling with us, but I can't command their team members! Kushina, you and Tsuki will have to work a little harder today. Tomorrow it will be Kakashi and me doing the night surveillance." Minato Namikaze then looked at Uchiha Yue pleadingly and continued, "Tsuki, why don't you try to persuade Kushina too!"

"Kushina, Minato, no doubt."

Seeing the gaze directed at him by Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Yue could only helplessly say, "Since those Hyuga Clan members are so arrogant, we'll teach them a lesson when we get back to Konoha. Kushina, let's focus on our mission for now! We mustn't let those Hyuga Clan members look down on us!"

"Good!"

Uchiha Yue's methods suited Kushina Uzumaki's tastes perfectly, and Kushina Uzumaki nodded emphatically, preparing to begin the surveillance work with him. However, Uchiha Yue never expected that just as he and Uchiha Yue were about to begin their surveillance, Kushina Uzumaki enemy attack would suddenly appear before them!

"Kushina, someone has launched a night attack!"